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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21786

ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85258
(Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip code)

Huey P. Falgout, Jr., 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85258
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-992-0180

Date of fiscal year end:       February 28

Date of reporting period:      August 31, 2007

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1):

 
 

 


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  August 31, 2007

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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available: (1) without charge, upon request, by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180; (2) on the ING Funds’ website at www.ingfunds.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the ING Funds’ website at www.ingfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330; and is available upon request from the Fund by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.


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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

(PHOTO OF SHAUN P. MATHEWS)

Dear Shareholder,

ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “IGA.” The primary objective of the Fund is to provide a high level of income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its managed assets in a diversified global equity portfolio and employing an option strategy of writing index call options in respect of a significant portion of its equity portfolio.

I am pleased to report that for the six months ended August 31, 2007, the Fund continued to provide you with attractive quarterly distributions generated by its global-equity strategy, coupled with its index call writing strategy. During the period, the Fund made two quarterly distributions of $0.465 per share, for a total of $0.93 per share.

Based on net asset value (“NAV”), the Fund had a total return of 3.97% for the six-month period.(1) This NAV return reflects a decrease in its NAV from $21.19 on February 28, 2007 to $21.10 on August 31, 2007, plus the reinvestment of $0.93 per share in distributions.

Based on its share price as August 31, 2007, the Fund provided a six-month total return of 1.00%.(2) This share price return reflects a decrease in its share price from $21.11 on February 28, 2007 to $20.42 on August 31, 2007, plus the reinvestment of $0.93 per share in distributions.

For more information on the Fund’s performance, please read the Market Perspective and Portfolio Managers’ Report.

At ING Funds our mission is to set the standard in helping our clients manage their financial future. We seek to assist you and your financial advisor by offering a range of global investment solutions. We invite you to visit our website at www.ingfunds.com. Here you will find information on our products and services, including current market data and fund statistics on our open- and closed-end funds. You will see that we offer a broad variety of equity, fixed income and multi-asset funds that aim to fulfill a variety of investor needs.

We thank you for trusting ING Funds with your investment assets, and we look forward to serving you in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,

(-s- Shaun P. Mathews)

Shaun P. Mathews
President
ING Funds
October 12, 2007


The views expressed in the President’s Letter reflect those of the President as of the date of the letter. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and ING Funds disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and because investment decisions for an ING Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of investment intent on behalf of any ING Fund. Reference to specific company securities should not be construed as recommendations or investment advice. International investing does pose special risks including currency fluctuation, economic and political risks not found in investments that are solely domestic.

For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus for any ING fund, please call your Investment Professional or ING Funds Distributor, LLC at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.ingfunds.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this information and other information about the fund. Check with your Investment Professional to determine which funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.

(1)   Total investment return at net asset value has been calculated assuming a purchase at net asset value at the beginning of each period and a sale at net asset value at the end of each period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the dividend reinvestment plan.

(2)   Total investment return at market value measures the change in the market value of your investment assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

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MARKET PERSPECTIVE:      SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2007

This was a tumultuous first half of the fiscal year. Global equities, represented by the Morgan Stanley Capital International World IndexSM(1) (“MSCI World IndexSM) measured in local currencies, including net reinvested dividends (“MSCI” for regions discussed below) at first slipped, then put on 10% in four months, lost it all in another month, before recovering to end up 4.2% for the six months ended August 31, 2007. In currencies, the belief that European interest rates would rise relative to U.S. rates, sent the euro to multiple new high levels against the dollar and the pound to its best level against the dollar in 26 years. The yen, after being dragged down by the “carry trade”, in which speculators borrow in yen at low interest and buy higher yielding securities in other currencies, rebounded as those trades were later unwound. For the half-year, the dollar fell 3.3%, 2.5% and 3.5% against the euro, pound and yen, respectively.

As our previous fiscal year drew to a close, hopes of an end to the slumping housing market were dashed as sub-prime mortgage defaults surged. Gloom on the housing front continued into the summer. Foreclosures in May 2007 were 90% higher than one year earlier. Housing sales were generally still receding and inventories rising to record levels. Existing home prices were reported as falling for the first time since 1991. Homebuilder confidence eroded to a 16-year low. The sub-prime dragon reared its head again in June 2007 when the investment bank, Bear Stearns, had to step in to rescue two of its hedge funds in distress over holdings in mortgage bonds. As June ended, first quarter gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was finalized at just 0.69% annualized, the lowest since 2003.

Yet into July 2007, most observers believed the chance that sub-prime mortgage problems could trip the economy into recession was small. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernanke said as much himself in early June. Other measures of activity such as employment, purchasing managers’ indices and personal spending held up well.

But from mid-July a series of shocks sent investors scurrying for cover. Mr. Bernanke himself had to acknowledge on July 18, 2007, the day that another set of woeful housing statistics was released, that the sub-prime mortgage situation had “significantly deteriorated.” Within weeks, financial institutions were reporting that the sub-prime default crisis had spread to other classes of mortgage loans and the securities derived from them. Worse, it appeared that the vast asset-backed commercial paper market was in the process of seizing up globally because lenders had lost confidence in the value of the collateral. Confirmation came on August 9, 2007, from an unlikely source, when French bank BNP Paribas announced similar problems with its own U.S. mortgage-backed structured investment vehicles. Banks were by now reluctant to lend to each other and over night inter-bank interest rates soared. This caused central banks to pour billions into the inter-bank system. But by the end of August 2007, the commercial paper market was still paralyzed and shrinking and investors had lost much of their appetite for risk.

U.S. fixed income markets saw a pronounced steepening of the yield curve during the six-month period ended August 31, 2007, with the yield on the ten-year Treasury Note falling 1 basis point (0.01%) to 4.54%, having risen in June 2007 to a five-year high of 5.25%, while the yield on the three-month Bill fell exactly 100 basis points (1.00%), 81 basis points (0.81%) of it in the last three weeks as investors fled to safety.

U.S. equities, represented by the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index(2) (“S&P 500® Index”) including dividends, returned 5.7% for the half-year, finally breaching its March 2000 record in May 2007. From there the index proceeded fitfully to its best level on July 19, 2007, up 10.4% since the end of February 2007. The market was cheered by year-over-year percentage profits growth of 8.6%, less than the double-digits enjoyed for 14 consecutive quarters, but much better than had been feared, and by takeover activity, much of it from private equity firms able to draw from an apparently bottomless well of liquidity. But the events described above exposed this as an illusion and on August 16, 2007, the general risk aversion that gripped investors took the index below its February 28, 2007 level. Only soothing words from Mr. Bernanke, interpreted as a September rate cut signal, allowed a partial recovery.

Internationally, the MSCI Japan® Index(3) fell 7.1% for the six-month period as the economic data deteriorated. GDP growth started off strongly but by August 2007 it was reported as barely positive. Unemployment remained at a nine-year low. But consumer prices and wages started falling again and continued to do so through the summer. Investors’ flight to safety led to the unwinding of carry trades,

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strengthening the yen and threatening all-important exports. The MSCI Europe ex UK®(4) Index returned 6.2% for the six months ended August 31, 2007. From mid-March, markets rallied on high consumer and business confidence, record low unemployment, benign inflation and continuing merger and acquisition activity. But nervousness in mid-July after another interest rate increase turned the downturn into a rout as the sub-prime debacle unfolded. On August 16, 2007 some European stock indices had their biggest one-day fall in four and a half years, before a final recovery in the last two weeks. A similar situation existed in the UK where a housing boom and robust service sector had raised GDP growth to 3.0%. Stocks surged into the summer, even shrugging off a July 2007 rate increase to the highest in six years. The slide into the trough on August 16, 2007 was even more violent than in continental Europe and even after a late rebound MSCI UK® Index(5) only returned 4.4% for the half-year.


(1) The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of over 1,400 securities listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.

(2) The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the United States.

(3) The MSCI Japan® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Japan.

(4) The MSCI Europe ex UK® Index is a free float rising adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe, excluding the UK.

(5) The MSCI UK® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in the UK.

All indices are unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in an index.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance quoted represents past performance. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s performance is subject to change since the period’s end and may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please call (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.ingfunds.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end.

Market Perspective reflects the views of ING’s Chief Investment Risk Officer only through the end of the period, and is subject to change based on market and other conditions.

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ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND
PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT

ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund’s (the “Fund”) primary investment objective is to provide a high level of income. Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by:

•  investing at least 80% of its managed assets in a diversified global equity portfolio; and
 
•  utilizing an integrated option writing strategy.

The Fund is managed by Paul Zemsky, Omar Aguilar, Jody I. Hrazanek, Carl Ghielen, Martin Jansen, Bas Peeters and Frank van Etten, Portfolio Managers, ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Portfolio Construction: Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of companies located in a number of different countries throughout the world, normally in approximately 550 common stocks, seeking to reduce the Fund’s exposure to individual stock risk. The Fund normally invests across a broad range of countries, industries and market sectors, including investments in issuers located in countries with emerging markets.

The Fund’s weighting between U.S. and international equities

Country Allocation

as of August 31, 2007
(as a percent of net assets)

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Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

depends on the Sub-Adviser’s ongoing assessment of market opportunities for the Fund. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to maintain a target weighting of 60% in U.S. domestic common stocks and not less than 40% in international (ex-U.S.) common stocks.

The Fund’s Integrated Option Strategy: The option strategy of the Fund is designed to generate premiums by writing (selling) index call options on selected indices in an amount equal to approximately 60% to 100% of the value of the Fund’s holdings in common stocks.

Writing index call options involves granting the buyer the right to appreciation of the value of an index above at a particular price (the “strike price”) at a particular time. If the purchaser exercises an index call option sold by the Fund, the Fund will pay the purchaser the difference between the cash value of the index and the strike price of the option.

The Fund seeks to generate income and gains from its portfolio index call option strategy and, to a lesser extent, income from dividends on the common stocks held in the Fund’s portfolio. The extent of index call option writing activity depends upon market conditions and the Sub-Adviser’s ongoing assessment of the attractiveness of writing index call options on selected indices. Index call options are primarily written in over-the-counter markets with

Top Ten Holdings

as of August 31, 2007
(as a percent of net assets)
 
     ExxonMobil Corp. 2.4%     
     Bank of America Corp. 1.5%     
     General Electric Co. 1.5%     
     Procter & Gamble Co. 1.2%     
     Johnson & Johnson 1.2%     
     Chevron Corp. 1.2%     
     Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.0%     
     JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.0%     
     AT&T, Inc. 1.0%     
     International Business Machines Corp. 0.9%     

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

major international banks, broker-dealers and financial institutions. The Fund may also write call options in exchange-listed option markets.

The Fund writes call options that are generally short-term (between 10 days and three months until expiration) and at- or near-the-money. The Fund typically maintains its covered call positions until expiration, but it retains the option to buy back the covered call options and sell new covered call options.

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ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND
PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT

The Fund may, and during the period has, hedged the vast majority of its foreign currency exposure by selling forward against the U.S. dollar various currencies in which its equity holdings are denominated, including the Australian Dollar, the Swiss Franc, the Euro, the Great British Pound Sterling and the Japanese Yen.

Performance: Based on its share price as of August 31, 2007, the Fund provided a six-month total return of 1.00%. This return reflects a decrease in its share price from $21.11 on February 28, 2007 to $20.42 on August 31, 2007, plus the reinvestment of $0.93 per share in distributions. Based on net asset value (“NAV”), the Fund had a total return of 3.97% for the six-month period. The Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500® Index”), the Morgan Stanley Capital International — Europe, Australasia and Far East® Index (“MSCI EAFE® Index”) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) BuyWrite Monthly Index returned 5.70%, 5.83% and 4.15%, respectively, for the same period. The Fund made two quarterly distributions of $0.465 per share, for a total of $0.93 per share for the six-months ended August 31, 2007. As of August 31, 2007, the Fund had 18,231,237 shares outstanding.

Market and Portfolio Review: The underlying international equity portfolio outperformed the index by a small amount. The portfolio’s regional, economic sector and industry exposures are managed within a tight band around the index. Consequently, regional and sector allocation had a neutral effect on the result. Positive results from stock selection in the materials, energy and consumer sectors offset security selection within the information technology, industrial and health care sectors.

The Fund’s domestic equity portfolio underperformed the index, mainly due to adverse selection effects in the consumer discretionary, health care and materials sectors. These results were offset partially by positive selection in the information technology and industrials sectors. Overweight positions in consumer discretionary and financial stocks detracted from value.

During the period, the option overlay strategy detracted from total return, yet reduced the volatility of returns and contributed to the Fund’s ability to pay its distributions.

The Fund wrote short maturity call options on the FTSE 100, the DJ Eurostoxx 50, the Nikkei 225 index and the S&P 500. The strike prices of the traded options mostly were close to the money for the U.S. market but generally 1.0 - 1.5% out of the money for the international markets. The expiration dates for all options averaged four to six weeks. We maintained a coverage ratio of about 60 - 65% during the period.

Index call options sold on the U.S. and international markets generally expired in the money, as the markets traded higher until the sell-off in July. Volatility moved much higher at the end of the period as turmoil emerged in the equity and credit markets.

Currency hedges detracted from performance this period as most major currencies strengthened against the U.S. dollar. The yen hedge, however, contributed slightly to performance in the first half of the period.

Outlook and Current Strategy: The recent sell-off in equities has caused an increase in volatility. While we remain fundamentally constructive on global equity markets, we believe the slowing growth outlook in the U.S. and decelerating earnings growth in the international developed markets may increase volatility in the near term. We expect volatility to remain elevated although below the recent highs. Premiums continue to be adequate given the higher implied volatilities, and we thus can lower our coverage ratio to 60%. We continue to earn an attractive level of call premium even at the lower coverage ratio.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED)

             
ASSETS:
       
Investments in securities at value*
  $ 381,453,049  
Short-term investments in affiliates at amortized cost
    3,300,000  
Short-term investments at amortized cost
    352,000  
Cash
    1,328,246  
Cash collateral for futures
    154,000  
Foreign currencies at value**
    34,309  
Receivables:
       
 
Investment securities sold
    148,861  
 
Dividends and interest
    932,913  
 
Variation margin
    41,709  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
    975,558  
Prepaid expenses
    1,084  
     
 
   
Total assets
    388,721,729  
     
 
LIABILITIES:
       
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
    946,889  
Payable to affiliates
    151,692  
Payable for trustee fees
    7,326  
Other accrued expenses and liabilities
    185,561  
Options written***
    2,737,098  
     
 
   
Total liabilities
    4,028,566  
     
 
NET ASSETS (equivalent to $21.10 per share on 18,231,237 shares outstanding)
  $ 384,693,163  
     
 
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:
       
Paid-in capital — shares of beneficial interest at $0.01 par value (unlimited shares authorized)
  $ 342,778,231  
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income
    (17,481,637 )
Accumulated net realized gain on investments, foreign currency related transactions, futures and written options
    48,488,981  
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency related transactions, futures and written options
    10,907,588  
     
 
NET ASSETS
  $ 384,693,163  

   
 
  * Cost of investments in securities
  $ 372,657,173  
 ** Cost of foreign currencies
  $ 34,498  
 *** Premiums received for options written
  $ 4,931,807  
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED)

           
INVESTMENT INCOME:
       
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*
  $ 5,378,180  
Interest(1)
    130,865  
     
 
 
Total investment income
    5,509,045  
     
 
EXPENSES:
       
Investment management fees
    1,480,116  
Transfer agent fees
    9,200  
Administrative service fees
    197,347  
Shareholder reporting expense
    41,041  
Professional fees
    53,040  
Custody and accounting expense
    74,240  
Trustee fees
    4,640  
Miscellaneous expense
    31,673  
     
 
 
Total expenses
    1,891,297  
 
Net waived and reimbursed fees
    (823 )
     
 
 
Net expenses
    1,890,474  
     
 
Net investment income
    3,618,571  
     
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FOREIGN CURRENCY RELATED TRANSACTIONS, FUTURES AND WRITTEN OPTIONS:
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
 
Investments
    37,934,354  
 
Foreign currency related transactions
    (4,882,781 )
 
Futures and written options
    584,523  
     
 
Net realized gain on investments, foreign currency related transactions, futures, and written options
    33,636,096  
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on:
       
 
Investments
    (23,768,924 )
 
Foreign currency related transactions
    1,838,676  
 
Futures and written options
    (124,175 )
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments, foreign currency related transactions, futures and written options
    (22,054,423 )
     
 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, foreign currency related transactions, futures and written options
    11,581,673  
     
 
Increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 15,200,244  
     
 

       
 * Foreign taxes withheld
  $ 355,993  
(1) Affiliated income
  $ 70,648  
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (UNAUDITED)

                 
Six Months
Ended Year Ended
August 31, February 28,
2007 2007


FROM OPERATIONS:
               
Net investment income
  $ 3,618,571     $ 4,789,600  
Net realized gain on investments, foreign currency related transactions, futures and written options
    33,636,096       36,310,154  
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments, foreign currency related transactions, futures and written options
    (22,054,423 )     9,888,526  
     
     
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    15,200,244       50,988,280  
     
     
 
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
               
Net investment income
    (2,848,710 )     (812,038 )
Net realized gains
    (14,054,878 )     (27,768,469 )
Tax return of capital
          (5,048,487 )
     
     
 
Total distributions
    (16,933,588 )     (33,628,994 )
     
     
 
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Dividends reinvested
    993,717       2,700,001  
     
     
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
    993,717       2,700,001  
     
     
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (739,627 )     20,059,287  
     
     
 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of period
    385,432,790       365,373,503  
     
     
 
End of period
  $ 384,693,163     $ 385,432,790  
     
     
 
Accumulated distribution in excess of net investment income at end of period
  $ (17,481,637 )   $ (4,166,620 )
     
     
 
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND
PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND (UNAUDITED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

                             
Six Months Year October 31,
Ended Ended 2005(1) to
August 31, February 28, February 28,
2007 2007 2006

Per Share Operating Performance:
                           
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     21.19       20.24       19.06 (2)
Income from investment operations:                            
Net investment income   $     0.20       0.26       0.06 *
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   $     0.64       2.55       1.28  
Total from investment operations   $     0.84       2.81       1.34  
Less distributions from:                            
Net investment income   $     0.16       0.04       0.16  
Net realized gains on investments   $     0.77       1.54        
Tax return of capital   $           0.28        
Total distributions   $     0.93       1.86       0.16  
Net asset value, end of period   $     21.10       21.19       20.24  
Market value, end of period   $     20.42       21.11       18.61  
Total investment return at net asset value(3)   %     3.97       14.81       7.08  
Total investment return at market value(4)   %     1.00       24.40       (6.17 )
 
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                           
Net assets, end of period (millions)   $     385       385       365  
Ratios to average net assets:                            
Gross expenses prior to expense reimbursement(5)   %     0.96       0.95       1.06  
Net expenses after expense reimbursement(5)(6)   %     0.96       0.95       1.00  
Net investment income after expense reimbursement (5)(6)   %     1.84       1.29       0.86  
Portfolio turnover rate   %     87       132       41  

(1) Commencement of operations.

(2) Net asset value at beginning of period reflects the deduction of the sales load of $0.90 per share and offering costs of $0.04 per share paid by the shareholder from the $20.00 offering price.

(3) Total investment return at net asset value has been calculated assuming a purchase at net asset value at the beginning of each period and a sale at net asset value at the end of each period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return at net asset value is not annualized for periods less than one year.

(4) Total investment return at market value measures the change in the market value of your investment assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return at market value is not annualized for periods less than one year.

(5) Annualized for periods less than one year.

(6) The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage and extraordinary expenses) subject to possible recoupment by ING Investments, LLC within three years of being incurred.

*  Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The primary investment objective for the Fund is to provide a high level of income. Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a portfolio of global common stocks and utilizing an integrated options writing strategy.

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements, and such policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies.

A.   Security Valuation. Investments in equity securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price. Securities reported by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing prices. Securities traded on an exchange or NASDAQ for which there has been no sale and equity securities traded in the over-the-counter-market are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices. All investments quoted in foreign currencies will be valued daily in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at that time. Debt securities are valued at prices obtained from independent services or from one or more dealers making markets in the securities and may be adjusted based on the Fund’s valuation procedures. U.S. government obligations are valued by using market quotations or independent pricing services which use prices provided by market-makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics.
 
  Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available (which may include certain restricted securities that are subject to limitations as to their sale) are valued at their fair values as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”), in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. Securities traded on exchanges, including foreign exchanges, which close earlier than the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) may also be valued at their fair values as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Fund’s Board, in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. The value of a foreign security traded on an exchange outside the United States is generally based on its price on the principal foreign exchange where it trades as of the time the Fund determines its NAV or if the foreign exchange closes prior to the time the Fund determines its NAV, the most recent closing price of the foreign security on its principal exchange. Trading in certain non-U.S. securities may not take place on all days on which the NYSE Euronext (“NYSE”) is open. Further, trading takes place in various foreign markets on days on which the NYSE is not open. Consequently, the calculation of the Fund’s NAV may not take place contemporaneously with the determination of the prices of securities held by the Fund in foreign securities markets. Further, the value of the Fund’s assets may be significantly affected by foreign trading on days when a shareholder cannot purchase or redeem shares of the Fund. In calculating the Fund’s NAV, foreign securities denominated in foreign currency are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents. If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by the Fund closes but before the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent a readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time the Fund determines its NAV. In such a case, the Fund will use the fair value of such securities as determined under the Fund’s valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require the Fund to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security’s fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative

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models to help determine fair value as of the time the Fund calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that the Fund could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes the Fund to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time the Fund determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of the foreign market on which they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in the Fund’s NAV. Investments in securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which, when combined with accrued interest, approximates market value.
 
  Options that are traded over-the-counter will be valued using one of three methods: (1) dealer quotes; (2) industry models with objective inputs; or (3) by using a benchmark arrived at by comparing prior-day dealer quotes with the corresponding change in the underlying security. Exchange traded options will be valued using the last reported sale. If no last sale is reported, exchange traded options will be valued using an industry accepted model such as “Black Scholes.” Options on currencies purchased by the Fund are valued using industry models with objective inputs.
 
B.   Security Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses on sales of investments are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined using the effective yield method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or in the case of some foreign dividends, when the information becomes available to the Fund.
 
C.   Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

  (1)  Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the day.
 
  (2)  Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

  Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at the end of the day, the Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities, which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the securities current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax. Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in

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U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. These risks include, but are not limited to, revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments which could cause securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. government securities.
 
D.   Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts primarily to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risks on their non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities. When entering into a currency forward contract, the Fund agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. These contracts are valued daily and the Fund’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is included in the statement of assets and liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts are included on the Statement of Operations. These instruments involve market and/or credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the statement of assets and liabilities. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movement in currency and securities values and interest rates.
 
E.   Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid quarterly by the Fund. Distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax principles, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies. The Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
  The Fund intends to make regular quarterly distributions based on the past and projected performance of the Fund. The tax treatment and characterization of the Fund’s distributions may vary significantly from time to time depending on whether the Fund has gains or losses on the call options written on its portfolio versus gains or losses on the equity securities in the portfolio. The Fund’s distributions will normally reflect past and projected net investment income, and may include income from dividends and interest, capital gains and/or a return of capital. The final composition of the tax characteristics of the distributions cannot by determined with certainty until after the end of the year, and will be reported to shareholders at that time. The amount of quarterly distributions will vary, depending on a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of dividends on the common shares will change. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to declare a dividend in each period.
 
F.   Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Fund to comply with subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and related excise tax provisions applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. No capital gain distributions shall be made until any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized or expired.
 
G.   Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
H.   Securities Lending. Under an agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY”) the Fund has the option to temporarily loan up to 30% of its managed assets to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions in exchange for a negotiated lender’s fee. The borrower is required to fully collateralize the loans with cash or U.S. government securities. Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the Fund has the right to use collateral to offset losses incurred. There would be potential loss to the Fund in the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from

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exercising its right to dispose of the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market and other risks associated with investing in the Fund.
 
I.   Options Contracts. The Fund may purchase put and call options and may write (sell) put options and covered call options. The premium received by the Fund upon the writing of a put or call option is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability which is subsequently marked-to-market until it is exercised or closed, or it expires. The Fund will realize a gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of the option contract. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales of the underlying security for a written call option or purchased put option or the purchase cost of the security for a written put option or a purchased call option is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Risks may also arise from an illiquid secondary market or from the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract.
 
J.   Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements only with government securities dealers recognized by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Under such agreements, the seller of the security agrees to repurchase it at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an agreed upon interest rate for the period of time the agreement is outstanding. The period of the repurchase agreements is usually short, from overnight to one week, while the underlying securities generally have longer maturities. The Fund will receive as collateral securities acceptable to it whose market value is equal to at least 100% of the carrying amount of the repurchase agreements, plus accrued interest, being invested by the Fund. The underlying collateral is valued daily on a mark to market basis to assure that the value, including accrued interest is at least equal to the repurchase price. There would be potential loss to the Fund in the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, and it might incur disposition costs in liquidating the collateral.
 
K.   Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

ING Investments, LLC (“ING Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, is the Investment Adviser of the Fund. The Fund pays the Investment Adviser for its services under the investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”), a fee, payable monthly, based on an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets. For the purposes of the Management Agreement, managed assets are defined as the Fund’s average daily gross asset value, minus the sum of the Fund’s accrued and unpaid dividends on any outstanding preferred shares and accrued liabilities (other than liabilities for the principal amount of any borrowings incurred, commercial paper or notes issued by the Fund and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares). As of August 31, 2007, there were no preferred shares outstanding.

The Investment Adviser entered into a sub-advisory agreement (“Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with ING IM. Subject to policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser might determine, ING IM manages the Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and limitations.

Effective November 1, 2006, certain ING funds sub-advised by ING Investment Management Co. (“ING IM”) are permitted to invest end-of-day cash balances into ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund. Investment management fees paid by the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to the management fees paid indirectly to the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund with respect to assets invested by the

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Fund. For the six months ended August 31, 2007, the Fund waived $823 of such management fees. These fees are not subject to recoupment.

ING Funds Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (the “Administrator”) serves as Administrator to the Fund. The Fund pays the Administrator for its services a fee based on an annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets. The Investment Adviser, ING IM, and the Administrator are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of ING Groep N.V. (“ING Groep”). ING Groep is one of the largest financial services organizations in the world, and offers an array of banking, insurance and asset management services to both individuals and institutional investors.

The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with the Fund under which it will limit the expenses of the Fund, excluding interest, taxes, leverage expenses, and extraordinary expenses to 1.00% of average net assets. The Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from the Fund fees waived and other expenses assumed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such reimbursement, the Fund’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless ING Investments or the Fund provides written notice of the termination within 90 days of the end of the then current term or upon written termination of the Management Agreement.

NOTE 4 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTIES

As of August 31, 2007, the Fund had the following amounts recorded in payable to affiliates on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

         
Accrued
Investment Accrued
Management Administrative
Fees Fees Total



$119,741   $31,951   $151,692

The Fund has adopted a Retirement Policy (“Policy”) covering all Independent Trustees of the Fund who will have served as an Independent Trustee for at least five years at the time of retirement. Benefits under this Policy are based on an annual rate as defined in the Policy agreement and are recorded as trustee fees in the financial statements.

NOTE 5 — PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments for the six months ended August 31, 2007, excluding short-term securities, were $341,640,141 and $359,386,691, respectively.

NOTE 6 — TRANSACTIONS IN WRITTEN OPTIONS

Written option activity for the Fund for the six months ended August 31, 2007 was as follows:

                 
Number of
Contracts Premium


Balance at 2/28/2007
    326,900     $ 3,839,882  
Options Written
    1,937,800       22,610,364  
Options Expired
    (899,800 )     (8,120,135 )
Options Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions
    (1,057,900 )     (13,398,304 )
     
     
 
Balance at 8/31/2007
    307,000     $ 4,931,807  
     
     
 

NOTE 7 — CONCENTRATION OF INVESTMENT RISKS

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets. The Fund makes significant investments in foreign securities and may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities issued by companies located in countries with emerging markets. Investments in foreign securities may entail risks not present in domestic investments. Since investments in securities are denominated in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, as well as from movements in currency, security value and interest rate, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments. The risks of investing in foreign securities can be intensified in the case of investments in issuers located in countries with emerging markets.

Leverage. Although the Fund has no current intention to do so, the Fund is authorized to utilize leverage through the issuance of preferred shares and/or borrowings, including the issuance of debt securities. In the event that the Fund determines in the future to utilize investment leverage, there can be no assurance that such a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is employed.

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NOTE 8 — CAPITAL SHARES

Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

                 
Six Months Year
Ended Ended
August 31, February 28,
2007 2007


Number of Shares
               
Dividends reinvested
    46,155       130,082  
     
     
 
Net increase in shares outstanding
    46,155       130,082  
     
     
 
$
               
Dividends reinvested
  $ 993,717     $ 2,700,001  
     
     
 
Net increase
  $ 993,717     $ 2,700,001  
     
     
 

NOTE 9 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent. Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the treatment of short-term capital gains, foreign currency transactions, and wash sale deferrals. Distributions in excess of net investment income and/or net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of paid-in capital.

Dividends paid by the Fund from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.

The tax composition of dividends and distributions in the current period will not be determined until after the Fund’s tax year-end of December 31, 2007. The tax composition of dividends and distributions as of the Fund’s most recent tax year-end was as follows:

                     
Tax Year Ended December 31, 2006

Ordinary Long-Term Return
Income Capital Gains of Capital



  $23,422,969     $ 5,157,538     $ 5,048,487  

The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the expiration dates of the capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes as of the tax year ended December 31, 2006 were:

         
Post-October
Unrealized Currency Losses
Appreciation Deferred


$29,968,895
  $ (2,473,353 )

NOTE 10 — OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” This standard defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax-return positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained upon challenge by the taxing authority and requires measurement of a tax position meeting the more-likely-than-not criterion, based on the largest benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be realized. FIN 48 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, with early application permitted if no interim financial statements have been issued. However, acknowledging the unique issues that FIN 48 presents for investment companies that calculate NAVs, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has indicated that they would not object if a fund implements FIN 48 in its NAV calculation as late as its last NAV calculation in the first required financial statement reporting period for its fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2006. For the February year-end closed-end funds, the August 31, 2007 NAV and this semi-annual report are required to reflect the effects of FIN 48. At adoption, companies must adjust their financial statements to reflect only those tax positions that are more likely-than-not to be sustained as of the adoption date. Management of the Fund has analyzed the tax positions of the Fund. Upon adoption of FIN 48, we identified no uncertain tax positions that have not met the more likely-than-not standard.

On September 15, 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“SFAS No. 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” The new accounting statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). SFAS No. 157 also stipulates that, as a market-based measurement, fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, and establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (a) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the

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reporting entity (observable inputs) and (b) the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of August 31, 2007, management of the Fund is currently assessing the impact, if any, that will result from adopting SFAS No. 157.

NOTE 11 — INFORMATION REGARDING TRADING OF ING’S U.S. MUTUAL FUNDS

As discussed in earlier supplements, ING Investments, LLC (“Investments”), the adviser to the ING Funds, has reported to the Boards of Directors/ Trustees (the “Boards”) of the ING Funds that, like many U.S. financial services companies, Investments and certain of its U.S. affiliates have received informal and formal requests for information since September 2003 from various governmental and self-regulatory agencies in connection with investigations related to mutual funds and variable insurance products. Investments has advised the Boards that it and its affiliates have cooperated fully with each request.

In addition to responding to regulatory and governmental requests, Investments reported that management of U.S. affiliates of ING Groep N.V., including Investments (collectively, “ING”), on their own initiative, have conducted, through independent special counsel and a national accounting firm, an extensive internal review of trading in ING insurance, retirement, and mutual fund products. The goal of this review was to identify any instances of inappropriate trading in those products by third parties or by ING investment professionals and other ING personnel. ING’s internal review related to mutual fund trading is now substantially completed. ING has reported that, of the millions of customer relationships that ING maintains, the internal review identified several isolated arrangements allowing third parties to engage in frequent trading of mutual funds within ING’s variable insurance and mutual fund products, and identified other circumstances where frequent trading occurred, despite measures taken by ING intended to combat market timing. ING further reported that each of these arrangements has been terminated and fully disclosed to regulators. The results of the internal review were also reported to the independent members of the Boards.

Investments has advised the Boards that most of the identified arrangements were initiated prior to ING’s acquisition of the businesses in question in the U.S. Investments further reported that the companies in question did not receive special benefits in return for any of these arrangements, which have all been terminated.

Based on the internal review, Investments has advised the Boards that the identified arrangements do not represent a systemic problem in any of the companies that were involved.

Despite the extensive internal review conducted through independent special counsel and a national accounting firm, there can be no assurance that the instances of inappropriate trading reported to the Boards are the only instances of such trading respecting the ING Funds.

Investments reported to the Boards that ING is committed to conducting its business with the highest standards of ethical conduct with zero tolerance for noncompliance. Accordingly, Investments advised the Boards that ING management was disappointed that its voluntary internal review identified these situations. Viewed in the context of the breadth and magnitude of its U.S. business as a whole, ING management does not believe that ING’s acquired companies had systemic ethical or compliance issues in these areas. Nonetheless, Investments reported that given ING’s refusal to tolerate any lapses, it has taken the steps noted below, and will continue to seek opportunities to further strengthen the internal controls of its affiliates.

•  ING has agreed with the ING Funds to indemnify and hold harmless the ING Funds from all damages resulting from wrongful conduct by ING or its employees or from ING’s internal investigation, any investigations conducted by any governmental or self-regulatory agencies, litigation or other formal proceedings, including any proceedings by the SEC. Investments reported to the Boards that ING management believes that the total amount of any indemnification obligations will not be material to ING or its U.S. business.
 
•  ING updated its Code of Conduct for employees reinforcing its employees’ obligation to conduct personal trading activity consistent with the law, disclosed limits, and other requirements.

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Other Regulatory Matters.

The New York Attorney General (the “NYAG”) and other federal and state regulators are also conducting broad inquiries and investigations involving the insurance industry. These initiatives currently focus on, among other things, compensation and other sales incentives; potential conflicts of interest; potential anti-competitive activity; reinsurance; marketing practices (including suitability); specific product types (including group annuities and indexed annuities); fund selection for investment products and brokerage sales; and disclosure. It is likely that the scope of these industry investigations will further broaden before they conclude. ING has received formal and informal requests in connection with such investigations, and is cooperating fully with each request. In connection with one such investigation, affiliates of Investments were named in a petition for relief and cease and desist order filed by the New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation (the “NH Bureau”) concerning their administration of the New Hampshire state employees deferred compensation plan.

Other federal and state regulators could initiate similar actions in this or other areas of ING’s businesses. These regulatory initiatives may result in new legislation and regulation that could significantly affect the financial services industry, including businesses in which ING is engaged. In light of these and other developments, ING continuously reviews whether modifications to its business practices are appropriate. At this time, in light of the current regulatory factors, ING U.S. is actively engaged in reviewing whether any modifications in our practices are appropriate for the future.

There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares, or other adverse consequences to ING Funds.

NOTE 12 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Dividends: Subsequent to August 31, 2007, the Fund declared a quarterly dividend of:

             
Per Share Declaration Payable Record
Amount Date Date Date




$0.465
  09/21/2007   10/15/2007   10/03/2007

The Fund estimates that distributions for the tax year commencing on January 1, 2007, and including the distributions listed above, will be comprised of approximately 13% net investment income. The remaining portion of the Fund’s quarterly distributions is estimated to come from the Fund’s covered-call option strategy, which for tax purposes, may be treated as a combination of long-term and short-term capital gains, and/or a return of capital. The tax character of the Fund’s covered-call option strategy is largely determined by movements in the underlying equity portfolio. Based on the current realized appreciation in the Fund’s underlying equity portfolio, the Fund estimates that the remaining approximately 87% of the distributions would be considered short-term capital gain.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED)

                     
Shares Value

COMMON STOCK: 97.7%
            Australia: 2.9%
  11,081        
APN News & Media Ltd.
  $ 49,911  
  11,353        
BHP Billiton Ltd.
    356,460  
  6,390        
Centro Properties Group
    42,843  
  82,086        
CFS Retail Property Trust
    159,199  
  52,981        
Coles Myer Ltd.
    614,515  
  3,651        
CSL Ltd.
    292,990  
  193,260        
CSR Ltd.
    531,033  
  23,335        
Foster’s Group Ltd.
    120,576  
  335,550     **  
ING Industrial Fund
    735,714  
  1,561        
Leighton Holdings Ltd.
    55,802  
  9,940        
Lion Nathan Ltd.
    74,593  
  37,782        
Macquarie Airports Management Ltd.
    134,424  
  10,115        
Macquarie Goodman Group
    55,806  
  414,428        
Macquarie Office Trust
    532,725  
  178,749        
Pacific Brands Ltd.
    493,233  
  29,140        
Qantas Airways Ltd.
    133,139  
  15,234        
Rio Tinto Ltd.
    1,161,692  
  38,588        
Santos Ltd.
    420,298  
  272,127        
Stockland
    1,910,427  
  112,800        
Suncorp-Metway Ltd.
    1,856,285  
  34,069        
Tattersall’s Ltd.
    116,863  
  116,348        
Telstra Corp., Ltd.
    417,477  
  1,597        
Wesfarmers Ltd.
    50,397  
  3,094        
Westfield Group
    52,981  
  1,350        
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
    49,867  
  1,853        
WorleyParsons Ltd.
    58,366  
  50,981        
Zinifex Ltd.
    699,946  
                 
 
                  11,177,562  
                 
 
            Austria: 1.2%
  659        
Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
    47,852  
  7,492     @  
Immoeast Immobilien Anlagen AG
    91,815  
  139,730     @  
Immofinanz Immobilien Anlagen AG
    1,732,086  
  1,062        
Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts AG
    52,711  
  11,209        
Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG
    1,620,904  
  14,457        
Voestalpine AG
    1,182,629  
                 
 
                  4,727,997  
                 
 
            Belgium: 0.7%
  989        
D’ieteren SA
    393,620  
  9,462        
Fortis
    347,035  
  639        
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA
    75,566  
  16,995        
InBev NV
    1,395,520  
  2,660        
KBC Groep NV
    333,823  
  335        
Solvay SA
    49,729  
                 
 
                  2,595,293  
                 
 
            Bermuda: 0.4%
  11,900        
ACE Ltd.
    687,344  
  8,463     @  
Covidien Ltd.
    337,081  
  8,463        
Tyco International Ltd.
    373,726  
                 
 
                  1,398,151  
                 
 
            China: 0.0%
  13,000        
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
    67,425  
                 
 
                  67,425  
                 
 
            Denmark: 0.7%
  4,800        
Carlsberg A/ S
    646,957  
  18,725        
Novo-Nordisk A/ S
    2,087,353  
                 
 
                  2,734,310  
                 
 
            Finland: 0.6%
  64,365        
Nokia OYJ
    2,120,413  
                 
 
                  2,120,413  
                 
 
            France: 3.2%
  716        
Accor SA
    61,166  
  2,304        
Air France-KLM
    95,356  
  25,915        
BNP Paribas
    2,720,403  
  658        
Bouygues SA
    51,612  
  2,583        
Cie de Saint-Gobain
    279,732  
  1,346        
Credit Agricole SA
    50,560  
  1,406        
Groupe Danone
    106,759  
  289        
Lafarge SA
    44,744  
  9,097        
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA
    1,012,581  
  484        
PPR
    83,482  
  2,706        
Sanofi-Aventis
    221,628  
  382        
Schneider Electric SA
    50,506  
  2,019        
Scor SA
    49,313  
  279        
Societe Generale
    44,801  
  9,828        
Sodexho Alliance SA
    645,602  
  31,369        
Suez SA
    1,781,882  
  2,723     @  
Thomson
    44,617  
  16,797        
Total SA
    1,259,669  
  178        
Vallourec
    47,350  
  679        
Veolia Environnement
    52,211  
  28,519        
Vinci SA
    2,022,055  
  38,992        
Vivendi
    1,589,450  
                 
 
                  12,315,479  
                 
 
            Germany: 3.0%
  1,656        
Allianz AG
    355,753  
  9,704        
BASF AG
    1,285,495  
  1,273        
Commerzbank AG
    52,336  
  2,280        
DaimlerChrysler AG
    203,127  
  18,099        
Deutsche Bank AG
    2,248,568  
  67,700        
Deutsche Post AG
    1,966,356  
  3,042        
Deutsche Telekom AG
    56,688  
  2,533        
E.ON AG
    425,675  
  4,138        
Henkel KGaA — Vorzug
    214,167  
  1,660     @  
KarstadtQuelle AG
    45,747  
  3,551        
Merck KGaA
    455,904  
  3,865        
Metro AG
    333,138  
  299        
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG
    51,769  
  13,818        
RWE AG
    1,554,623  
  4,877        
Salzgitter AG
    965,865  
  4,317        
Siemens AG
    542,789  
  883        
ThyssenKrupp AG
    51,689  
  3,159        
Volkswagen AG
    654,148  
                 
 
                  11,463,837  
                 
 
            Greece: 0.1%
  1,848        
Hellenic Exchanges SA Holding Clearing Settlement and Registry
    50,926  
  9,036        
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA
    294,558  
                 
 
                  345,484  
                 
 
            Hong Kong: 0.3%
  41,000     @  
Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd.
    53,592  
  5,000        
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.
    49,723  
  91,000        
Johnson Electric Holdings
    47,381  
  39,500        
Kingboard Chemicals Holdings
    233,161  
  148,000        
Melco International Development
    224,795  
  45,000        
Noble Group Ltd.
    49,285  
  4,000        
Orient Overseas International Ltd.
    43,339  
  87,000        
PCCW Ltd.
    52,887  
  62,500        
Shui On Land Ltd.
    66,180  
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

                     
Shares Value

            Hong Kong (continued)
  5,000        
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
  $ 66,673  
  38,000        
Techtronic Industries Co.
    42,880  
  13,000        
Television Broadcasts Ltd.
    79,388  
  15,500        
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings
    46,766  
                 
 
                  1,056,050  
                 
 
            Ireland: 0.4%
  62,988        
Allied Irish Banks PLC
    1,610,357  
                 
 
                  1,610,357  
                 
 
            Italy: 2.3%
  48,368     @  
Banco Popolare Scarl
    1,209,727  
  70,125        
ENI S.p.A.
    2,422,232  
  29,157        
Finmeccanica S.p.A.
    856,860  
  2,140        
Italcementi S.p.A.
    53,065  
  126,127        
Parmalat S.p.A
    456,428  
  496,722        
Telecom Italia S.p.A.
    1,404,920  
  23,813        
Telecom Italia S.p.A. RNC
    53,470  
  297,526        
UniCredito Italiano S.p.A.
    2,555,876  
                 
 
                  9,012,578  
                 
 
            Japan: 9.5%
  2,800        
Aeon Co., Ltd.
    38,241  
  5,500        
Aeon Mall Co., Ltd.
    165,619  
  4,000        
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    50,465  
  14,000        
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
    55,851  
  10,000        
Amada Co., Ltd.
    107,999  
  3,300        
Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.
    88,920  
  7,000        
Asahi Kasei Corp.
    52,514  
  16,300        
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
    755,558  
  54,000        
Bank of Yokohama Ltd.
    384,120  
  24,900        
Canon Sales Co., Inc.
    486,516  
  32,600        
Canon, Inc.
    1,860,791  
  8,000        
Chiba Bank Ltd.
    64,477  
  154,000        
COMSYS Holdings Corp.
    1,725,741  
  8,000        
Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd.
    56,454  
  7,500        
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    88,133  
  5,000        
Daimaru, Inc.
    76,172  
  1,100        
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.
    51,843  
  188        
East Japan Railway Co.
    1,498,270  
  4,100        
EDION Corp.
    43,399  
  2,100        
FamilyMart Co., Ltd.
    54,057  
  5,100        
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
    299,776  
  13,000        
Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.
    56,354  
  7,600        
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    327,369  
  15,000        
Fujikura Ltd.
    89,229  
  9,000        
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    42,728  
  770        
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.
    53,551  
  1,200        
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.
    34,894  
  9,000        
Hiroshima Bank Ltd.
    51,290  
  18,000        
Hitachi Cable Ltd.
    104,857  
  23,600        
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
    481,421  
  24,900        
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.
    582,423  
  29,100        
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    956,458  
  46        
Inpex Holdings, Inc.
    420,032  
  9,000        
Joyo Bank Ltd.
    49,370  
  2,700        
JS Group Corp.
    53,517  
  7,500        
Jtekt Corp.
    119,165  
  13,000        
Kajima Corp.
    54,115  
  4,000        
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.
    51,452  
  141        
KDDI Corp.
    1,087,485  
  10,000        
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
    54,862  
  2,000        
Keyence Corp.
    444,047  
  31,000        
Kobe Steel Ltd.
    112,730  
  2,500        
Komatsu Ltd.
    76,809  
  7,100        
Komori Corp.
    166,652  
  3,500        
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    54,741  
  41,000        
Kubota Corp.
    319,599  
  2,100        
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
    56,040  
  1,500        
Lawson, Inc.
    49,822  
  53,000        
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    923,844  
  5,000        
Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
    61,078  
  9,000        
Meiji Dairies Corp.
    50,105  
  8,000        
Minebea Co., Ltd.
    48,816  
  6,000        
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
    70,357  
  21,000        
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
    176,877  
  18        
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
    172,554  
  7,000        
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    63,364  
  2,000        
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
    52,322  
  101,000        
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    411,437  
  5,000        
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.
    73,448  
  375        
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
    2,356,954  
  6,000        
NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    53,759  
  500        
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    230,136  
  3,000        
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    43,607  
  6,000        
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    53,284  
  19,000        
Nippon Yusen KK
    187,354  
  16,000        
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd.
    50,217  
  4,900        
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    46,809  
  4,000        
Nisshinbo Industries, Inc.
    49,069  
  1,700        
Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.
    54,029  
  2,700        
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
    47,669  
  5,000        
NSK Ltd.
    42,837  
  37        
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    56,402  
  280        
Obic Co., Ltd.
    55,344  
  4,000        
Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd.
    47,342  
  2,200        
ORIX Corp.
    467,087  
  4,000        
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    88,044  
  2,000        
Rinnai Corp.
    62,295  
  4,700        
Sankyo Co., Ltd.
    193,804  
  32,000     @  
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    49,714  
  9        
Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings, Inc.
    96,245  
  3,600        
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.
    54,666  
  20,000        
Sekisui House Ltd.
    260,114  
  50,100        
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.
    1,335,846  
  700        
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    50,608  
  2,100        
Shinko Electric Industries
    46,404  
  11,000        
Shinko Securities Co., Ltd.
    52,357  
  5,000        
Shizuoka Bank Ltd.
    52,302  
  15,000        
Showa Denko KK
    54,624  
  6,300        
SMC Corp.
    836,894  
  2,200        
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    48,078  
  10,000        
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
    63,674  
  14,000        
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
    104,512  
  7,000        
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
    111,254  
  61,000        
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    1,207,037  
  270        
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
    2,129,759  
  21,000        
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
    51,632  
  4,400        
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Inc.
    48,676  
  600        
Sumitomo Titanium Corp.
    46,939  
  51,000        
Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
    421,004  
  4,000        
Suruga Bank Ltd.
    52,602  
  2,000        
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    40,063  
  104,000        
Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
    1,254,801  
  700        
TDK Corp.
    59,856  
  10,000        
Teijin Ltd.
    49,957  
  9,700        
THK Co., Ltd.
    198,525  
  21,000        
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
    94,432  
  2,300        
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
    54,883  
  1,600        
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.
    41,964  
  25,200        
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
    1,803,887  
  290,000        
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
    1,440,845  
  8,000        
Tokyu Corp.
    49,889  
  3,300        
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd.
    62,722  
  2,100        
Toyota Boshoku Corp.
    63,937  
  43,500        
Toyota Motor Corp.
    2,519,039  
 
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ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

                     
Shares Value

            Japan (continued)
  4,000        
UNY Co., Ltd.
  $ 34,899  
  12,200        
Ushio, Inc.
    237,689  
  2,930        
USS Co., Ltd.
    197,306  
  23,000        
Yaskawa Electric Corp.
    280,578  
  48,000        
Zeon Corp.
    485,671  
                 
 
                  36,392,056  
                 
 
            Luxembourg: 0.6%
  36,227        
Arcelor Mittal
    2,386,644  
                 
 
                  2,386,644  
                 
 
            Netherlands: 1.9%
  2,870        
Aegon NV
    52,357  
  2,186     @  
ASML Holding NV
    64,841  
  42,806     @  
Koninklijke Ahold NV
    573,670  
  6,943        
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
    274,487  
  69,443        
Royal Dutch Shell PLC — Class A
    2,698,340  
  50,678        
Royal Dutch Shell PLC — Class B
    1,976,202  
  54,819        
Unilever NV
    1,679,552  
                 
 
                  7,319,449  
                 
 
            New Zealand: 0.1%
  57,578        
Contact Energy Ltd.
    369,607  
  49,340        
Vector Ltd.
    88,311  
                 
 
                  457,918  
                 
 
            Norway: 0.3%
  1,450        
Norsk Hydro ASA
    53,410  
  3,790     @  
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA
    89,039  
  36,950        
Statoil ASA
    1,063,111  
  3,000     @  
Telenor ASA
    55,388  
  2,500     @  
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA
    42,841  
                 
 
                  1,303,789  
                 
 
            Singapore: 0.7%
  39,000        
ComfortDelgro Corp., Ltd.
    50,040  
  123,000        
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
    1,616,540  
  115,000        
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.
    369,287  
  26,000        
Parkway Holdings Ltd.
    67,694  
  54,000        
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.
    153,965  
  66,000        
United Overseas Land Ltd.
    216,021  
  91,000        
Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.
    207,833  
                 
 
                  2,681,380  
                 
 
            Spain: 1.3%
  1,748        
Abertis Infraestructuras SA
    53,067  
  197        
Acciona Sa
    49,439  
  1,963        
Acerinox SA
    49,415  
  827        
Acs Actividades Cons Y Serv
    45,517  
  10,421        
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
    240,821  
  35,696        
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA
    652,166  
  14,461        
Gas Natural SDG SA
    770,973  
  496        
Grupo Ferrovial
    43,549  
  953        
Iberdrola SA
    52,861  
  1,340        
Repsol YPF SA
    48,286  
  125,927        
Telefonica SA
    3,131,519  
                 
 
                  5,137,613  
                 
 
            Sweden: 1.1%
  39,400        
Atlas Copco AB — Class B
    626,405  
  7,550        
Boliden AB
    159,150  
  900        
Hennes & Mauritz AB
    50,882  
  48,400        
Nordea Bank AB
    739,461  
  5,400        
Scania AB — B Shares
    126,005  
  1,500        
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
    45,449  
  2,400        
SKF AB — B Shares
    49,175  
  2,400        
SSAB Svenskt Staal AB
    75,706  
  3,000        
Svenska Cellulosa AB — B Shares
    52,167  
  11,200        
Svenska Handelsbanken AB
    312,160  
  111,950        
Volvo AB
    1,941,473  
                 
 
                  4,178,033  
                 
 
            Switzerland: 3.4%
  2,661        
ABB Ltd.
    65,709  
  37,168        
Credit Suisse Group
    2,439,268  
  486        
Holcim Ltd.
    52,698  
  421        
Kuoni Reisen Holding
    212,765  
  2,854        
Nestle SA
    1,243,889  
  14,385        
Novartis AG
    758,304  
  2,117     @  
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG
    684,638  
  12,886        
Roche Holding AG
    2,244,676  
  8,361        
Schindler Holding AG
    512,835  
  76,287        
STMicroelectronics NV
    1,325,431  
  926        
Swatch Group AG — REG
    52,183  
  8,787        
Swiss Reinsurance
    741,377  
  11,190        
UBS AG — Reg
    585,908  
  2,864        
Xstrata PLC
    168,506  
  7,196        
Zurich Financial Services AG
    2,066,694  
                 
 
                  13,154,881  
                 
 
            United Kingdom: 8.8%
  59,341        
3I Group PLC
    1,265,548  
  19,615        
Aegis Group PLC
    52,348  
  3,993        
Amvescap PLC
    48,738  
  3,506        
Anglo American PLC
    201,281  
  20,662        
ARM Holdings PLC
    61,609  
  34,096        
AstraZeneca PLC
    1,680,369  
  3,588        
Aviva PLC
    51,399  
  27,773        
Barclays PLC
    344,263  
  1,789        
Bellway PLC
    45,964  
  5,979     @  
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
    194,345  
  95,504        
BHP Billiton PLC
    2,800,631  
  172,798        
BP PLC
    1,941,888  
  120,719     @  
British Airways PLC
    1,036,645  
  3,132        
British American Tobacco PLC
    103,911  
  5,131        
British Energy Group PLC
    48,133  
  257,088        
BT Group PLC
    1,639,532  
  6,901        
Carnival PLC
    306,663  
  146,822        
Compass Group PLC
    964,867  
  94,290        
Daily Mail & General Trust
    1,293,068  
  4,184        
Davis Service Group PLC
    49,956  
  4,081        
Diageo PLC
    87,276  
  4,196        
Enterprise Inns PLC
    54,697  
  13,804        
First Choice Holidays PLC
    82,712  
  27,361        
FKI PLC
    58,471  
  6,589        
GKN PLC
    49,060  
  40,127        
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
    1,047,178  
  40,994        
HBOS PLC
    728,702  
  102,706        
HSBC Holdings PLC
    1,857,111  
  47,304        
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
    2,140,574  
  179,767        
International Power PLC
    1,469,288  
  16,525        
J Sainsbury PLC
    184,996  
  12,017        
Kingfisher PLC
    50,657  
  6,386        
Ladbrokes PLC
    56,272  
  572,731        
Legal & General Group PLC
    1,680,024  
  8,535        
Lloyds TSB Group PLC
    93,945  
  60,076        
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
    1,658,282  
  4,090        
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    51,699  
  21,795        
Misys PLC
    101,838  
  3,594        
National Grid PLC
    53,861  
  1,321        
Next PLC
    51,633  
  2,197        
Persimmon PLC
    51,445  
  13,316        
Premier Farnell PLC
    48,999  
  4,118        
Punch Taverns PLC
    91,577  
  13,627        
Rank Group PLC
    46,090  
  1,777        
Reckitt Benckiser PLC
    96,897  
  3,803        
Resolution PLC
    47,503  
  10,811        
Rio Tinto PLC
    746,765  
  118,379     @  
Rolls-Royce Group PLC
    1,223,104  
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

                     
Shares Value

            United Kingdom (continued)
  183,823        
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
  $ 2,136,053  
  1,760        
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
    50,432  
  13,588        
Smith & Nephew PLC
    160,086  
  6,281        
SSL International PLC
    56,009  
  8,408        
Standard Life PLC
    51,045  
  48,317        
Tate & Lyle PLC
    551,619  
  7,087        
Taylor Woodrow PLC
    49,815  
  1,857        
Travis Perkins PLC
    67,039  
  38,636        
Unilever PLC
    1,220,982  
  3,795        
United Utilities PLC
    53,037  
  386,326        
Vodafone Group PLC
    1,248,473  
  4,135        
William Hill PLC
    51,461  
  4,075        
Wolseley PLC
    85,635  
                 
 
                  33,823,500  
                 
 
            United States: 54.2%
  7,700        
3M Co.
    700,623  
  14,700        
Abbott Laboratories
    763,077  
  6,300     @  
Adobe Systems, Inc.
    269,325  
  7,800     @  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    101,400  
  5,400        
Aetna, Inc.
    274,914  
  1,700     @  
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
    85,051  
  3,900     @  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    141,960  
  1,200        
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
    108,012  
  3,100     @  
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    99,882  
  14,300        
Alcoa, Inc.
    522,379  
  1,000        
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
    99,390  
  1,600        
Allergan, Inc.
    96,016  
  26,000        
Allstate Corp.
    1,423,500  
  5,900        
Alltel Corp.
    402,734  
  34,500        
Altria Group, Inc.
    2,394,645  
  7,300     @  
Amazon.com, Inc.
    583,343  
  5,000        
American Express Co.
    293,100  
  38,100        
American International Group, Inc.
    2,514,600  
  18,100        
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
    866,085  
  14,700     @  
Amgen, Inc.
    736,617  
  2,100        
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
    102,858  
  5,600        
Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.
    276,640  
  1,700     @  
Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A
    99,739  
  13,600     @  
Apple, Inc.
    1,883,328  
  12,700        
Applied Materials, Inc.
    271,272  
  4,500        
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
    151,650  
  8,200        
Ashland, Inc.
    490,278  
  92,937        
AT&T, Inc.
    3,705,398  
  10,900     @  
Autodesk, Inc.
    504,888  
  4,600     @  
Autozone, Inc.
    557,934  
  7,300     @  
Avaya, Inc.
    122,859  
  3,000        
Avon Products, Inc.
    103,050  
  2,600        
Baker Hughes, Inc.
    218,036  
  115,500     ( 1/4)  
Bank of America Corp.
    5,853,540  
  13,581        
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    549,080  
  8,200        
Baxter International, Inc.
    449,032  
  1,300        
Becton Dickinson & Co.
    100,022  
  6,300        
Best Buy Co., Inc.
    276,885  
  10,200     @  
Big Lots, Inc.
    303,654  
  4,800     @  
Biogen Idec, Inc.
    306,336  
  7,300        
Black & Decker Corp.
    633,275  
  18,900     @  
BMC Software, Inc.
    578,718  
  8,300        
Boeing Co.
    802,610  
  13,700     @  
Boston Scientific Corp.
    175,771  
  39,900        
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    1,163,085  
  4,900     @  
Broadcom Corp.
    169,050  
  2,100        
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
    170,415  
  36,800        
CA, Inc.
    926,992  
  2,900        
Cardinal Health, Inc.
    198,302  
  2,300        
Carnival Corp.
    104,857  
  7,000        
Caterpillar, Inc.
    530,390  
  5,500     @  
Celgene Corp.
    353,155  
  14,700        
CenturyTel, Inc.
    705,306  
  2,000        
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
    98,080  
  5,400        
Charles Schwab Corp.
    106,920  
  52,400     S  
Chevron Corp.
    4,598,624  
  24,000        
Chubb Corp.
    1,227,120  
  6,800        
Cigna Corp.
    351,424  
  123,200     @  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    3,932,544  
  68,700     ( 1/4)  
Citigroup, Inc.
    3,220,656  
  2,800     @  
Citrix Systems, Inc.
    101,780  
  8,300        
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
    309,258  
  900        
Cme Group, Inc.
    499,320  
  17,500     @  
Coach, Inc.
    779,275  
  20,200        
Coca-Cola Co.
    1,086,356  
  1,900     @  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
    139,669  
  6,400        
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    424,448  
  27,400     @  
Comcast Corp. — Class A
    714,866  
  13,100        
Comerica, Inc.
    730,718  
  10,800     @  
Computer Sciences Corp.
    604,260  
  35,200        
ConocoPhillips
    2,882,528  
  22,900     @  
Convergys Corp.
    383,575  
  23,000        
Corning, Inc.
    537,510  
  23,700        
Costco Wholesale Corp.
    1,463,475  
  9,500        
Countrywide Financial Corp.
    188,575  
  6,800     @  
Coventry Health Care, Inc.
    390,116  
  2,400        
CR Bard, Inc.
    200,136  
  3,000        
CSX Corp.
    123,000  
  5,400        
Cummins, Inc.
    639,468  
  17,800        
CVS Caremark Corp.
    673,196  
  5,700     @  
Dean Foods Co.
    153,102  
  800        
Deere & Co.
    108,848  
  61,200     @  
Dell, Inc.
    1,728,900  
  1,300        
Devon Energy Corp.
    97,903  
  8,400     @  
Discover Financial Services
    194,376  
  1,200        
Dominion Resources, Inc.
    102,216  
  7,200        
Dow Chemical Co.
    306,936  
  5,400        
Duke Energy Corp.
    99,036  
  11,200     @  
Dynegy, Inc. — Class A
    90,608  
  8,400        
Eastman Kodak Co.
    224,028  
  12,500        
Eaton Corp.
    1,177,750  
  15,000     @  
eBay, Inc.
    511,500  
  2,400        
Ecolab, Inc.
    99,984  
  32,400        
Edison International
    1,707,804  
  2,100        
EI DuPont de Nemours & Co.
    102,375  
  7,800        
El Paso Corp.
    123,786  
  3,600     @  
Electronic Arts, Inc.
    190,584  
  27,800        
Electronic Data Systems Corp.
    636,342  
  9,400        
Eli Lilly & Co.
    539,090  
  3,500        
Embarq Corp.
    218,470  
  28,800     @  
EMC Corp.
    566,208  
  1,800        
ENSCO International, Inc.
    97,596  
  23,500        
Entergy Corp.
    2,435,070  
  5,400        
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc.
    224,586  
  5,500        
Exelon Corp.
    388,685  
  107,400     ( 1/4)  
ExxonMobil Corp.
    9,207,402  
  17,400        
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
    509,472  
  10,700        
Fannie Mae
    702,027  
  2,400        
FedEx Corp.
    263,232  
  12,700        
First Data Corp.
    421,894  
  72,300        
Ford Motor Co.
    564,663  
  12,900     @  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
    485,427  
  2,200        
Freddie Mac
    135,542  
  6,300        
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
    550,746  
  18,300        
General Dynamics Corp.
    1,437,648  
  144,822        
General Electric Co.
    5,629,236  
  31,700        
General Mills, Inc.
    1,771,396  
  6,300        
General Motors Corp.
    193,662  
  28,400        
Genworth Financial, Inc.
    823,032  
  2,600     @  
Genzyme Corp.
    162,266  
  11,700     @  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    425,529  
  11,500        
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    2,024,115  
  3,300     @  
Google, Inc. — Class A
    1,700,325  
 
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ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

                     
Shares Value

            United States (continued)
  34,281        
Halliburton Co.
  $ 1,185,780  
  11,700        
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
    629,343  
  1,100        
Harman International Industries, Inc.
    124,729  
  3,100        
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
    265,887  
  12,106        
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
    1,076,344  
  1,800        
Hess Corp.
    110,466  
  52,800        
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    2,605,680  
  6,200        
Hilton Hotels Corp.
    284,890  
  8,000        
HJ Heinz Co.
    360,720  
  23,900        
Home Depot, Inc.
    915,609  
  3,800        
Honeywell International, Inc.
    213,370  
  5,300     @  
Humana, Inc.
    339,677  
  9,800     @  
IAC/ InterActiveCorp.
    272,342  
  1,900        
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    110,523  
  85,800        
Intel Corp.
    2,209,350  
  30,400     ( 1/4)  
International Business Machines Corp.
    3,547,376  
  3,000        
International Game Technology
    114,510  
  6,000        
ITT Corp.
    407,940  
  11,900        
JC Penney Co., Inc.
    818,244  
  76,600     ( 1/4)  
Johnson & Johnson
    4,733,114  
  900        
Johnson Controls, Inc.
    101,790  
  84,700        
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
    3,770,844  
  8,300     @  
Juniper Networks, Inc.
    273,236  
  12,900        
KB Home
    391,386  
  6,500        
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
    446,485  
  21,600     @  
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    324,648  
  12,800        
KLA-Tencor Corp.
    735,616  
  8,400        
Kraft Foods, Inc.
    269,304  
  5,900        
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.
    323,497  
  11,000     @  
Lexmark International, Inc.
    409,860  
  17,000        
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    1,685,380  
  15,900        
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
    493,854  
  3,000        
Macy’s, Inc.
    95,160  
  26,400        
Marathon Oil Corp.
    1,422,696  
  48,400        
Masco Corp.
    1,259,368  
  25,000        
Mattel, Inc.
    540,750  
  38,500        
McDonald’s Corp.
    1,896,125  
  5,500        
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc.
    277,530  
  9,800        
McKesson Corp.
    560,658  
  1,900     @  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
    162,355  
  12,500        
Medtronic, Inc.
    660,500  
  1,800     @  
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
    110,556  
  32,200        
Merck & Co., Inc.
    1,615,474  
  13,900        
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
    1,024,430  
  27,000        
Metlife, Inc.
    1,729,350  
  121,000        
Microsoft Corp.
    3,476,330  
  5,300        
Monsanto Co.
    369,622  
  27,100        
Morgan Stanley
    1,690,227  
  28,900        
Motorola, Inc.
    489,855  
  16,900        
Mylan Laboratories
    255,190  
  1,500     @  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
    192,000  
  8,400        
National Semiconductor Corp.
    221,088  
  18,400     @  
Network Appliance, Inc.
    512,624  
  7,600        
Newmont Mining Corp.
    321,176  
  18,200        
News Corp. — Class A
    368,186  
  3,800        
Noble Corp.
    186,428  
  2,100        
Nordstrom, Inc.
    101,010  
  2,700        
Norfolk Southern Corp.
    138,267  
  22,900     @  
Novell, Inc.
    170,376  
  12,600        
Nucor Corp.
    666,540  
  4,000     @  
Nvidia Corp.
    204,640  
  14,000        
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    793,660  
  20,100        
Omnicom Group
    1,023,693  
  53,600     @  
Oracle Corp.
    1,087,008  
  10,200        
Paccar, Inc.
    872,610  
  19,600     @  
Pactiv Corp.
    573,300  
  11,800        
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    1,268,146  
  4,000        
Peabody Energy Corp.
    170,040  
  19,000        
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
    657,210  
  13,800        
PepsiCo, Inc.
    938,814  
  94,700        
Pfizer, Inc.
    2,352,348  
  6,400        
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.
    483,456  
  2,200        
PPG Industries, Inc.
    161,370  
  2,000        
PPL Corp.
    96,520  
  1,300        
Praxair, Inc.
    98,358  
  700        
Precision Castparts Corp.
    91,217  
  72,600        
Procter & Gamble Co.
    4,741,506  
  17,700        
Prudential Financial, Inc.
    1,589,106  
  13,600        
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
    1,155,864  
  32,000        
Qualcomm, Inc.
    1,276,480  
  57,600     @  
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
    515,520  
  13,100        
RadioShack Corp.
    311,387  
  29,300        
Raytheon Co.
    1,797,262  
  39,800        
Regions Financial Corp.
    1,245,740  
  3,100        
Robert Half International, Inc.
    99,014  
  1,500        
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
    105,690  
  5,700     @  
Sandisk Corp.
    319,542  
  35,700        
Schering-Plough Corp.
    1,071,714  
  17,500        
Schlumberger Ltd.
    1,688,750  
  1,000     @  
Sears Holding Corp.
    143,560  
  12,600        
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
    564,480  
  5,900        
SLM Corp.
    296,652  
  8,300        
Snap-On, Inc.
    406,534  
  29,100        
Sprint Nextel Corp.
    550,572  
  3,400     @  
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
    148,138  
  5,400     @  
Starbucks Corp.
    148,770  
  1,500        
State Street Corp.
    92,040  
  2,200        
Stryker Corp.
    146,960  
  24,400        
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    130,784  
  28,000     @  
Symantec Corp.
    526,680  
  10,200        
Target Corp.
    672,486  
  10,100     @  
Tellabs, Inc.
    106,555  
  1,800        
Temple-Inland, Inc.
    99,144  
  25,800     @  
Teradyne, Inc.
    384,162  
  1,300     @  
Terex Corp.
    103,844  
  13,700        
Texas Instruments, Inc.
    469,088  
  2,000     @  
Thermo Electron Corp.
    108,460  
  34,400        
Time Warner, Inc.
    652,912  
  9,900        
TJX Cos., Inc.
    301,851  
  3,000     @  
Transocean, Inc.
    315,270  
  21,600        
Travelers Cos., Inc.
    1,091,664  
  7,900        
TXU Corp.
    532,460  
  8,463     @  
Tyco Electronics Ltd.
    295,105  
  1,700        
Union Pacific Corp.
    189,669  
  14,100        
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B
    1,069,626  
  4,600        
United States Steel Corp.
    434,608  
  33,800        
United Technologies Corp.
    2,522,494  
  28,800        
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
    1,440,288  
  14,800        
UST, Inc.
    729,344  
  13,900        
Valero Energy Corp.
    952,289  
  2,400     @  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    96,936  
  38,200        
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    1,599,816  
  4,300     @  
Viacom — Class B
    169,678  
  1,100        
Vulcan Materials Co.
    99,011  
  36,800        
Wachovia Corp.
    1,802,464  
  6,600        
Walgreen Co.
    297,462  
  31,200        
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    1,361,256  
  64,400        
Walt Disney Co.
    2,163,840  
  37,400        
Washington Mutual, Inc.
    1,373,328  
  3,600        
Waste Management, Inc.
    135,612  
  3,500     @  
Weatherford International Ltd.
    204,330  
  8,900     @  
WellPoint, Inc.
    717,251  
  84,800        
Wells Fargo & Co.
    3,098,592  
  12,600        
Wendy’s International, Inc.
    414,414  
  7,800        
Western Union Co.
    146,874  
  5,000        
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
    221,300  
  3,200        
Williams Cos., Inc.
    99,200  
  8,800        
Wyeth
    407,440  
  1,900        
XTO Energy, Inc.
    103,284  
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

                     
Shares Value

            United States (continued)
  15,100     @  
Yahoo!, Inc.
  $ 343,223  
  1,500     @  
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
    117,495  
                 
 
                  208,310,277  
                 
 
           
Total Common Stock
(Cost $368,093,154)
    375,770,476  
                 
 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 0.5%
            France: 0.0%
  312        
Gecina SA
    50,985  
                 
 
                  50,985  
                 
 
            United Kingdom: 0.0%
  3,833        
British Land Co. PLC
    100,271  
                 
 
                  100,271  
                 
 
            United States: 0.5%
  3,640        
Archstone-Smith Trust
    214,032  
  2,000        
Boston Properties, Inc.
    200,140  
  2,500        
Equity Residential
    100,600  
  5,000        
General Growth Properties, Inc.
    248,550  
  2,600        
Kimco Realty Corp.
    111,332  
  5,900        
Prologis
    354,944  
  1,400        
Public Storage, Inc.
    106,092  
  3,300        
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    313,236  
                 
 
                  1,648,926  
                 
 
           
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $1,853,178)
    1,800,182  
                 
 
PREFERRED STOCK: 1.0%
            Germany: 1.0%
  638        
Porsche AG
    1,140,890  
  9,194        
RWE AG
    933,362  
  14,537        
Volkswagen AG
    1,808,139  
                 
 
                  3,882,391  
           
Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $2,710,841)
    3,882,391  
                 
 
           
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $372,657,173)
    381,453,049  
                 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.9%
            United States: 0.8%
  3,300,000     **,S  
ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund
  $ 3,300,000  
                 
 
           
  (Cost $3,300,000)
    3,300,000  
                 
 
                     
Principal
Amount Value

            Repurchase Agreement: 0.1%
$ 352,000        
Morgan Stanley Repurchase Agreement dated 08/31/07, 5.250%, due 09/04/07, $352,205 to be received upon repurchase (Collateralized by $365,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, Discount Note, Market Value $361,971, due 10/31/07)
  $ 352,000  
                 
 
           
Total Repurchase Agreement
(Cost $352,000)
    352,000  
                 
 
           
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $3,652,000)
    3,652,000  
                 
 
                         
       
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $376,309,173)*
    100.1 %   $ 385,105,049  
       
Other Assets and
Liabilities-Net
    (0.1 )     (411,886 )
             
     
 
       
Net Assets
    100.0 %   $ 384,693,163  
             
     
 
     
@
  Non-income producing security
S
  All or a portion of this security is segregated for certain derivatives, when-issued or delayed delivery securities and forward currency exchange contracts.
**
  Investment in affiliate
( 1/4)
  All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for written options.
*
  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $376,841,381.
         
Net unrealized appreciation consists of:
       
Gross Unrealized Appreciation
  $ 24,323,195  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation
    (16,059,527 )
     
 
Net Unrealized Appreciation
  $ 8,263,668  
     
 
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

         
Percentage of
Industry Net Assets

Advertising
    0.3 %
Aerospace/Defense
    2.7  
Agriculture
    1.4  
Airlines
    0.3  
Apartments
    0.1  
Apparel
    0.4  
Auto Manufacturers
    2.4  
Auto Parts & Equipment
    0.1  
Banks
    11.1  
Beverages
    1.4  
Biotechnology
    0.5  
Building Materials
    0.7  
Chemicals
    1.4  
Coal
    0.0  
Commercial Services
    0.4  
Computers
    3.5  
Cosmetics/ Personal Care
    1.4  
Distribution/ Wholesale
    0.3  
Diversified
    0.0  
Diversified Financial Services
    5.2  
Electric
    3.5  
Electrical Components & Equipment
    0.2  
Electronics
    0.5  
Engineering & Construction
    1.1  
Entertainment
    0.1  
Environmental Control
    0.0  
Food
    2.4  
Food Service
    0.4  
Forest Products & Paper
    0.0  
Gas
    0.6  
Hand/ Machine Tools
    0.7  
Healthcare — Products
    1.9  
Healthcare — Services
    0.8  
Holding Companies — Diversified
    0.4  
Home Builders
    0.3  
Home Furnishings
    0.3  
Household Products/ Wares
    0.3  
Insurance
    4.6  
Internet
    1.1  
Iron/ Steel
    1.6  
Leisure Time
    0.4  
Lodging
    0.2  
Machinery — Construction & Mining
    0.3  
Machinery — Diversified
    0.9  
Media
    2.0  
Metal Fabricate/ Hardware
    0.1  
Mining
    2.5  
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
    2.9  
Office Property
    0.1  
Office/ Business Equipment
    0.5  
Oil & Gas
    8.6  
Oil & Gas Services
    0.9  
Packaging & Containers
    0.2  
Pharmaceuticals
    5.5  
Pipelines
    0.1  
Real Estate
    1.6  
Regional Malls
    0.2  
Retail
    4.0  
Savings & Loans
    0.4  
Semiconductors
    2.3  
Shopping Centers
    0.0  
Software
    2.0  
Storage
    0.0  
Telecommunications
    6.8  
Textiles
    0.0  
Toys/ Games/ Hobbies
    0.2  
Transportation
    1.7  
Venture Capital
    0.3  
Warehouse/ Industrial
    0.1  
Water
    0.0  
Short-Term Investments
    0.9  
Other Assets and Liabilities — Net
    (0.1 )
     
 
Net Assets
    100.0 %
     
 

Written Call Options

                                             
# of Expiration Strike Premiums
Contracts Counterparty Description Date Price/Rate Received Value

212,000
  Goldman Sachs     Nikkei 225 Index       09/04/07       17,568.32 JPY     $ 562,308     $ (11,164 )
6,200
  Deutsche Bank, AG     Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50       09/04/07       4,371.72 EUR       749,012       (97,424 )
3,000
  Merrill Lynch     FTSE 100 Index       09/04/07       6,410.18 GBP       716,158       (100,841 )
85,800
  UBS AG     S&P 500® Index       09/17/07       1,467.45 USD       2,904,329       (2,527,669 )
                                 
     
 
                                $ 4,931,807     $ (2,737,098 )
                                 
     
 

ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund Open Futures Contracts on August 31, 2007

                                 
Number Notional Unrealized
of Market Expiration Appreciation/
Contract Description Contracts Value ($) Date (Depreciation)





Long Contracts
                               
S&P 500
    8       2,953,400       09/20/07     $ (127,439 )
S&P 500
    3       1,117,125       12/20/07       9,627  
                             
 
                            $ (117,812 )
                             
 
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

At August 31, 2007 the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for the ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund:

                                                 
In Unrealized
Settlement Exchange Appreciation/
Currency Buy/Sell Date For USD Value (Depreciation)






Australia Dollars
AUD
    12,200,000       Sell       11/9/07       10,424,900     $ 9,963,578     $ 461,322  
Switzerland Francs
CHF
    14,600,000       Sell       11/9/07       12,176,306       12,149,738       26,568  
EURO
EUR
    47,900,000       Sell       11/9/07       65,634,017       65,429,122       204,895  
British Pound Sterling
GBP
    18,500,000       Sell       11/9/07       37,529,100       37,246,327       282,773  
Japanese Yen
JPY
    4,270,000,000       Sell       11/9/07       36,296,252       37,243,141       (946,889 )
                                             
 
                                            $ 28,669  
                                             
 
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Supplemental Option Information


     
Supplemental Call Option Statistics as of August 31, 2007
   
% of Total Net Assets against which calls written
  61%
Average Days to Expiration
  7 days
Average Call Moneyness* at time written
  ATM
Premium received for calls
  $4,931,807 million
Value of calls
  $(2,737,098) million

* “Moneyness” is the term used to describe the relationship between the price of the underlying asset and the option’s exercise or strike price. For example, a call (buy) option is considered “in-the-money” when the value of the underlying asset exceeds the strike price. Conversely, a put (sell) option is considered “in-the-money” when its strike price exceeds the value of the underlying asset. Options are characterized for the purpose of Moneyness as, “in-the-money” (“ITM”), “out-of-the-money” (“OTM”) or “at-the-money” (“ATM”), where the underlying asset value equals the strike price.
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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ING GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND (UNAUDITED)

A special meeting of shareholders was held June 13, 2007, at the offices of ING Funds, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258.

A brief description of the matter voted upon as well as the result is outlined below:

ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund, Class II Trustees

To elect three Class II Trustees to represent the interests of the holders of Common Shares of the Fund until the election and qualification of their successors.(1)

                                         
Shares voted
Shares against or Shares Total
Proposal voted for withheld abstained Shares Voted

Class II Trustees
    John V. Boyer       15,823,792.000       152,796.000             15,976,588.000  
      Patricia W. Chadwick       15,827,338.000       149,250.000             15,976,588.000  
      Sheryl K. Pressler       15,826,357.000       150,231.000             15,976,588.000  

                       
(1) The proposal passed at this meeting.                        

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

During the period, there were no material changes in the Fund’s investment objective or policies that were not approved by the shareholders or the Fund’s charter or by-laws or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Fund. Effective April 27, 2007, Mary Ann Fernandez retired from ING IM.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Unless the registered owner of Common Shares elects to receive cash by contacting BNY (the “Plan Agent”), all dividends declared on Common Shares of the Fund will be automatically reinvested by the Plan Agent for shareholders in additional Common Shares of the Fund through the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). Shareholders who elect not to participate in the Plan will receive all dividends and other distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to the shareholder of record (or, if the Common Shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to such nominee) by the Plan Agent. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Agent prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution. Some brokers may automatically elect to receive cash on your behalf and may re-invest that cash in additional Common Shares of the Fund for you. If you wish for all dividends declared on your Common Shares of the Fund to be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan, please contact your broker.

The Plan Agent will open an account for each Common Shareholder under the Plan in the same name in which such Common Shareholder’s Common Shares are registered. Whenever the Fund declares a dividend or other distribution (together, a “Dividend”) payable in cash, non-participants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in Common Shares. The Common Shares will be acquired by the Plan Agent for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized Common Shares from the Fund (“Newly Issued Common Shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding Common Shares on the open market (“Open-Market Purchases”) on the NYSE or elsewhere. Open-market purchases and sales are usually made through a broker affiliated with the Plan Agent.

If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the closing market price plus estimated brokerage commissions per Common Share is equal to or greater than the net asset value per Common Share, the Plan Agent will invest the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares on behalf of the participants. The number of Newly Issued Common Shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Dividend by the net asset value per Common Share on the payment date; provided that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the closing market value on the payment date, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the closing market price per Common Share on the payment date. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the net asset value per Common Share is greater than the closing market value plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will invest the Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired on behalf of the participants in Open-Market Purchases. In the event of a market discount on the payment date for any Dividend, the Plan Agent will have until the last business day before the next date on which the Common Shares trade on an “ex-dividend” basis or 30 days after the payment date for such Dividend, whichever is sooner (the “Last Purchase Date”), to invest the Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired in Open-Market Purchases.

It is contemplated that the Fund will pay quarterly income Dividends. Therefore, the period during which Open-Market Purchases can be made will exist only from the payment date of each Dividend through the date before the next “ex-dividend” date, which typically will be approximately ten days.

If, before the Plan Agent has completed its Open-Market Purchases, the market price per common share exceeds the net asset value per Common Share, the average per Common Share purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator may exceed the net asset value of the Common Shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer Common Shares than if the Dividend had been paid in Newly Issued Common Shares on the Dividend payment date. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to Open-Market Purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full Dividend amount in Open-Market Purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will cease making Open-

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Market Purchases and will invest the un-invested portion of the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares at the net asset value per common share at the close of business on the Last Purchase Date provided that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the then current market price per Common Share, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date.

The Plan Agent maintains all shareholders’ accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Common Shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Agent on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Agent will forward all proxy solicitation materials to participants and vote proxies for shares held under the Plan in accordance with the instructions of the participants.

In the case of shareholders such as banks, brokers or nominees which hold shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of Common Shares certified from time to time by the record shareholder’s name and held for the account of beneficial owners who participate in the Plan.

There will be no brokerage charges with respect to Common Shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred in connection with Open-Market Purchases. The automatic reinvestment of Dividends will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such Dividends. Participants that request a partial or full sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to a $15.00 sales fee and a $0.10 per share brokerage commission on purchases or sales, and may be subject to certain other service charges.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants with regard to purchases in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.

All questions concerning the Plan should be directed to the Fund’s Shareholder Service Department at (800) 992-0180.

KEY FINANCIAL DATES — CALENDAR 2007 DIVIDENDS:

         
DECLARATION EX-DIVIDEND PAYABLE
DATE DATE DATE



March 23, 2007
  April 2, 2007   April 16, 2007
June 22, 2007
  July 2, 2007   July 16, 2007
September 21, 2007
  October 1, 2007   October 15, 2007
December 21, 2007
  December 27, 2007   January 15, 2008

Record date will be two business days after each Ex-Dividend Date. These dates are subject to change.

Stock Data

The Fund’s common shares are traded on the NYSE (Symbol: IGA).

Repurchase of Securities by Closed-End Companies

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the 1940 Act, and Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act the Fund may from time to time purchase shares of beneficial interest of the Fund in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions and/or purchase shares to correct erroneous transactions.

Number of Shareholders

The approximate number of record holders of Common Stock as of August 31, 2007 was 16,223, which does not include beneficial owners of shares held in the name of brokers of other nominees.

Certifications

In accordance with Section 303A.12 (a) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, the Fund’s CEO submitted the Annual CEO Certification on August 3, 2007 certifying that he was not aware, as of that date, of any violation by the Fund of the NYSE’s Corporate governance listing standards. In addition, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules, the Fund’s principal executive and financial officers have made quarterly certifications, included in filings with the SEC on Forms N-CSR and N-Q, relating to, among other things, the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting.

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Investment Adviser
ING Investments, LLC
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Administrator

ING Funds Services, LLC
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Distributor

ING Funds Distributor, LLC
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Transfer Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
101 Barclay Street (11E)
New York, New York 10286

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
One Wall Street
New York, New York 10286

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP
1775 I Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006

Toll-Free Shareholder Information

Call us from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time on any business day for account or other information, at (800) 992-0180
 
(ING FUNDS LOGO) PRSAR-UIGA          (0807-102007)


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Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

Not required for semi-annual filing.

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not required for semi-annual filing.

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not required for semi-annual filing.

Item 5.  Audit Committee Of Listed Registrants.

Not required for semi-annual filing.

Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.

Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-end Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-end Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-end Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Board has a Nominating Committee for the purpose of considering and presenting to the Board candidates it proposes for nomination to fill Independent Trustee vacancies on the Board. The Committee currently consists of all Independent Trustees of the Board. (6 individuals). The Nominating Committee operates pursuant to a Charter approved by the Board. The primary purpose of the Nominating Committee is to consider and present to the Board the candidates it proposes for nomination to fill vacancies on the Board. In evaluating candidates, the Nominating Committee may consider a variety of factors, but it has not at this time set any specific minium qualifications that must be met. Specific qualifications of candidates for Board membership will be based on the needs of the Board at the time of nomination.

The Nominating Committee is willing to consider nominations received from shareholders and shall assess shareholder nominees in the same manner as it reviews its own nominees. A shareholder nominee for director should be submitted in writing to the Fund’s Secretary. Any such shareholder nomination should include at a minimum the following information as to each individual proposed for nomination as trustee: such individual’s written consent to be named in the proxy statement as a nominee (if nominated) and to serve as a trustee (if elected), and all information relating to such individual that is required to be disclosed in the solicitation of proxies for election of trustees, or is otherwise required, in each case under applicable federal securities laws, rules and regulations.

The secretary shall submit all nominations received in a timely manner to the Nominating Committee. To be timely, any such submission must be delivered to the Fund’s Secretary not earlier than the 90th day prior to such meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made, by either disclosure in a press release or in a document publicly filed by the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)   Based on our evaluation conducted within 90 days of the filing date, hereof, the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to the certifying officers by others within the appropriate entities, particularly during the period in which Forms N-CSR are being prepared, and the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures allow timely preparation and review of the information for the registrant’s Form N-CSR and the officer certifications of such Form N-CSR.
 
(b)   There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1)  The Code of Ethics is not required for the semi-annual filing.
 
(a)(2)  A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.
 
(a)(3)  Not required for semi-annual filing.
 
(b) The officer certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant): ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund

         
By
  /s/ Shaun P. Mathews    
 
   
  Shaun P. Mathews
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
 
       
Date:
  November 2, 2007    
 
   

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

         
By
  /s/ Shaun P. Mathews    
 
   
  Shaun P. Mathews
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
 
       
Date:
  November 2, 2007    
 
   
 
       
By
  /s/ Todd Modic    
 
   
  Todd Modic
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   
 
       
Date:
  November 2, 2007